![Minutes before the Activities Fair in the gym, president Abhi Gowda ‘26 prepares the stall for his club Helping Hands, Sept. 4. A relatively new club, Helping Hands was co-started by Gowda and focuses on assisting the homeless, and just last year they succeeded in raising a couple hundred donations to send to shelters. This year, they have goals to expand, with hopes to increase volunteer opportunities and take in-person trips to shelters, as well as extend their help beyond just homeless people. “The Activities Fair gives a lot of underclassmen the opportunity to really get to know the Canyon culture, and it gives them many opportunities for service and volunteering,” Gowda said. “[Through the Activities Fair,] I hope to find a bunch of new and passionate members about our club and just get our name out there and spread awareness to the cause that we’re fighting for.”](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1-2-1200x885.jpg)
![The winter guard team makes fifth place at the state championship finals in the Denver Coliseum, March 30. The team performed to Barnes Country's “Glitter and Gold,” lead by coaches Margo Sanford, Blair Bickerton and Anna Orgren. In their class there were a total of nine groups participating, and the top five who made it to finals received a plaque. “[Walking onto the stage] is very nerve-wracking, but also very exciting as well. When you first start color guard there's a lot of anxiety and uncertainty when you first perform in front of an audience, but once you've done it for a while, it starts to become the best part of the season,” Ella West ‘25 said. “It's very fulfilling to see an audience react to something you've put your heart and soul into.”](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Both-socal-media-nd-website-main-1-1200x846.jpg)
![April marks the 25th anniversary of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, created by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC). This month is to spread awareness of the harassment, assault and abuse that happens around the world. The symbol that represented the month was a teal ribbon; however, some survivors of assault create different symbols and movements like the TikTok trend in 2022, where survivors would tattoo Medusa on their body, in honor of her backstory in Greek Mythology. “I don't think [this month is known] at all. I rarely see anybody talk about it. I rarely see much of an emphasis on posting it online, or much discussion about it, and I feel like there needs to be way more discussion,” an anonymous source said. “I think just validating every experience that a person has gone through, regardless of the degree of it, the severity, is an essential step into making sure that people are aware that this is a very real problem in a society and that we need to do better in addressing it.”](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_0011-1200x900.jpg)
![Lesbian Visibility Day is April 26, and it’s a holiday to celebrate the lesbian community of the world. Lesbian Visibility day was established in 2008 by many queer activists and organizations who sought to raise more awareness for lesbian history and culture. “So this is why during Lesbian Visibility [Day] we celebrate and center all lesbians, both cis and trans, while also showing solidarity with all LGBTQ+ women and nonbinary people,” Linda Reily, in an article written by her, said.](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Lesbian-Visibility-day.jpeg)
Biden Supporters Celebrate a Presidential Victory
After five days of waiting, America had their result. To celebrate President-Elect Joe Biden’s win, students took to Denver.
Supporters stand in front of the Capitol hoisting flags.
November 11, 2020
Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, former Vice President Joe Biden won enough Electoral votes (over 270) to become the new president of the United States. After a five-day-long election, due to voting counts being delayed in many states, a new president was finally elected.
Biden supporters throughout the country took to the streets to celebrate. From DC, to Los Angeles, to New York, to Atlanta, and Denver, people filled the streets.
To begin the day in Denver, speakers at Cheesman Park celebrated the results of the election. One speaker was Tay Anderson, a Democrat who is the director of the Denver Public School Board. Anderson also led multiple Black Lives Matter protests in Denver this summer. Another speaker was Iman Jodeh, a Democrat just elected to represent District 41 or the Aurora District, in the House of Representatives. In addition to being elected, Jodeh became the first Muslim women to be elected as a Representative in Colorado.
Jodeh was not the only woman of color to make history this election. Kamala Harris, Biden’s Vice Presidential pick, will be the first female, African-American, and Indian-American Vice President in American History.
After the speakers finished around 3 pm, the party headed to the Capitol where the music and dancing began. People gathered with high spirits by singing and dancing to party for the new president elect. The supporters then marched through the streets of downtown Denver with chants, music and cowbells ringing through the air. Signs and flags soared in the sky. Passing cars honked their horns and it was all high spirits.
“It was really fun and full of excitement. Everyone was in such a good mood and it was just overall such a great experience and day,” attendee Grace Vaughan ‘22 said.
Even with the celebration, Donald Trump has yet to concede the presidency, as he and his cabinet are pushing legal cases in many states such as Georgia and Pennsylvania. However, all signs, such as leaders of other countries congratulating the President and Vice President-elect on winning, are pointing to a January 20th inauguration for president-elect, Joe Biden, and vice president-elect Kamala Harris.